Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Calcutta High Court Upholds Entry Ban on Bangladeshi Woman
A man asked the Calcutta High Court to let his wife and their young son enter India.
His wife is a citizen of Bangladesh.
She had previously travelled to India on a visa for spouses of Indian citizens.
Immigration officials stopped her from entering India when she returned from Bangladesh.
They said she had obtained an Indian voter card and PAN card through fraud.
The court agreed with the officials and rejected the husband’s request.
The authorities said Indian law allows them to restrict someone’s entry.
The Calcutta High Court rejected an Indian husband’s petition seeking permission for his wife and minor son to enter India.
Immigration officials refused his wife entry on August 23, citing immigration reasons.
The court was told that the woman is a Bangladeshi national whose passport is valid until September 7, 2027.
Authorities said she had obtained an Indian voter card and PAN card fraudulently.
The authorities argued that the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 allows entry to India to be restricted.
- Who
- A Bangladeshi woman, her Indian husband, immigration officials, and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- The court upheld the refusal to let the woman enter India and rejected her husband’s petition.
- When
- She was refused entry on August 23; the husband filed his petition on September 5. The article does not specify the year for those dates.
- Where
- The entry refusal concerned India; the case was heard by the Calcutta High Court.
- Why
- Authorities said the woman had obtained an Indian voter card and PAN card fraudulently.
Husband's petition
Authorities and court
Reason for refusing entry
Husband's petition
The husband’s lawyer argued that immigration officials refused entry without giving a reason and that a representation seeking her entry had not been considered.
Authorities and court
Authorities said the woman had fraudulently obtained Indian documents and that her entry was therefore not allowed; the court upheld their decision.
Power to restrict entry
Husband's petition
The husband sought permission for his wife and minor son to enter India.
Authorities and court
The authorities argued that the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 permits restrictions on entry into India.
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Judge
- Justice Krishna Rao
- Woman's nationality
- Bangladeshi
- Passport valid until
- September 7, 2027
- Entry refusal
- August 23
- Visa details
- Her latest multiple-entry X-I visa was issued on September 25, 2025, and was valid until September 24, 2026.
- Law cited by authorities
- Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025